Show e 11 0 1 1 aw prof william F christensen left director of the university theatre ballet at the university of utah properly positions a trio of dancers who are kay ford above wayne brennan and patricia knight all are preparing for the U s production of the complete nutcracker ballet scheduled december 27 through 3 nutcracker ballet the complete I 1 nutcracker ballet will be performed by the inive si sity t y theatre the atre ballet and t the h e utah symphony in kingsbury hall from dec 27 to 31 one of the largest single shows ever undertaken by the university of utah the production marks the first time in the united states that the full length ballet has been back ed by an entire symphony orchestra directing the classic spectacle planned to be an annual christmas treat of the ballet theatre and maurice abravanel professor sor of music and conduct er and musical director of the utah symphony scenery including a growing christmas tree will be designed by vern adix some scenery also is being imported from san francisco first presented in st petersburg in 1892 nutcracker was not dan ced in full fun in the united states until 1944 when prof christensen then with the san francisco ballet co staged it on the pacific coast based on E T A hoffman s the nutcracker and the mouse king the ballet is a festival not only for children but also for adults music was composed by peter ilich rich teh al ai kovsky with choreography by lev ivanov guests artists include sally bailey as the sugar plum fairy and con rad ludlow as cavalier to the sugar plum fairy both danced with the san francisco and have appeared in utah before in summer festival and ballet festival productions completing the cast are 70 mem bers of the university ballet and 16 members of the U choir tickets may be obtained by writ ing kingsbury hall university of utah salt lake city 12 utah prices will be 3 50 for loges an main floor seats up to row 21 2 50 for the main balcony and other main floor seats and 2 for the upper balcony at a special matinee on dec 30 all tickets will be reduced 1 said gail plummer kingsbury hall man ager Z k MORE SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS CHRIST MASI |